3 Fretted Safety Cushion (G – Scale – FLP)
This scale is one that may raise an eyebrow or two… You are likely going to think, “ I thought this was a warmup, but now you are telling me it is…
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Leap and the Net Will Appear (G – Chord Prog. – FLP)
This saying is one that could quite possibly be on refrigerator magnets across the world, but it applies to this chord progression so well I couldn’…
KC2 Major (Key of D)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
WU28 Thumb Awareness (FP)
The thumb awareness warmup is one that although rather unconventional will play a huge impact in the confidence and accuracy you have in your thumb. T…
Hello Beautiful (A – Lick – FP)
Ok so I think this lick is just plain cool, it starts off with a simple slide into an A7 chord and then with flashes of sorcery and magic you find you…
Four Eyes (A – Scale – FP)
Today’s scale shape is actually three shapes connected, and the cool thing about this shape is that it is isolated to the high four strings on the g…
Sliding Into Home (A – Chord Prog. – FP)
The ever popular slide is back in full force today and this chord progression is fueled on the beautiful sound a slide creates. You are going to make …
KC2 Minor (Key of D)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
Limbering Up
The limbering up exercise is one that will prepare your mighty index finger for the barre chord madness that is heading it's way. This exercise, which…
E Shape Familiarity
There are two barre chord shapes that prove to be the most useful and the 'E' Shape is certainly one of them. This workout is designed to get your fin…
A Shape Familiarity
The A shape is an extremely effective barre chord shape and one that, once learned, can be incredibly useful. This shape has given me a fair share of …
E Shape Exam
It is exam time, wahoo!!! Do not worry this is not a pass/fail situation. This exercise is simply meant to work on a few aspects of the E shaped barre…
A Shape Exam
It is time to test your A shape barre chord. This test is really designed to evaluate where your barre chord is currently at and where it can go in te…
WU11 Strong Pairs Speed Challenge (FLP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 1 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designated to …
The Suzanne Somers (E – Lick – FLP)
This lick is ripe with hammer ons and pulls offs, and really ends up being a study as to how hammer ons and pull offs work together so that licks lay …
Nancy Kerrigan (E – Scale – FLP)
The scale today will be a challenge no doubt about it. You will have your fill of hammer ons, pull offs and as a result triplets. This is an E major s…
Tonya Harding (E – Chord Prog. – FLP)
This chord progression is one that isn’t strange by any means, however it has an interesting rhythmic treatment. The initial bass note of both the E…
KC2 Accidentals (Key of D)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
WU28 Thumb Awareness Speed Challenge (FP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 2 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designated to …
Shuttle Run (C – Lick -FP)
Today’s lick is one that I think you will really enjoy. It uses some double stops, as well as a good portion of the open C major scale to create a c…
Rope Climb (C – Scale – FP)
A new look at an old favorite. Today you will check out a double stop scale in the key of C, but the manner in which you will move through the scale w…
Sit and Reach (C – Chord Prog. – FP)
The chord progression on the menu for today is a rather timeless one in terms of what chords are used. You will be comfortably relaxing in the key of …
KC2 Mixed (Key of D)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
Guitar Inspiration • Artist #28
Kelly Joe Phelps I am pretty sure words don’t do Kelly Joe justice. Kelly Joe is the music, it goes beyond feeling, beyond technique, he…
Guitar Inspiration • Artist #29
Skip James Old time blues fingerstyle… I’m talking mojo, down and out, blues. Not only is the guitar playing from another dimension here, so is…
Guitar Inspiration • Artist #30
Jake Workman Talk about absolutely face melting flatpicking. Jake is now with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder and holy smokes can he pick. His fiddle…
Guitar Inspiration • Artist #31
Kaki King Kaki’s technical proficiency is top notch. Whether with a full orchestra, a duo situation, or a solo performance Kaki continuously pushes the boundaries…
Q&A Replay
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Guitar Inspiration • Artist #32
Muriel Anderson A one woman orchestra who can turn her guitar into an entire bluegrass band.As if that isn’t impressive enough she plays the harp…
Guitar Inspiration • Artist #33
Mary Flower A wonderful fingerpicker with a great reverence for the roots of the blues. Her style seems straight out of the old time blues…
Guitar Inspiration • Artist #34
Duck Baker A fingerstyle guitarist that truly flies under the radar. His tone and sense of timing are superb and his versatility should truly be…
Guitar Inspiration • Artist #35
Courtney Hartman Courtney is most commonly associated with the all female bluegrass group Della Mae, however her solo performances are truly inspiring. Courtney has a…
Foundational Five
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How to Find the Key by Ear
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How to Find Chords by Ear
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Transposing the Easy Way
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The Improvisation Framework
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Your Final Project – Put it all Together
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Guitar Inspiration • Artist #36
Tony Furtado Tony is a master of the strings, whether he is playing a banjo, guitar, the slide guitar, or even the cello-banjo. He teases…
Guitar Inspiration • Artist #37
Pete Huttlinger Pete’s music is intricate, beautiful, and played with passion and grace. Pete was faced with many hurdles in his guitar playing journey, but…
Guitar Inspiration • Artist #38
Blind Lemon Jefferson Between the rhythmic chunk of his guitar, his emotion fueled vocals, and his sweet guitar fills, Blind Lemon Jefferson is a shining…
Guitar Inspiration • Artist #39
Bryan Sutton Clean, crisp, exact, delicate, precise, powerful, and mind blowing are just a few descriptors that are associated with Bryan Sutton. His flatpicking prowess…
Guitar Inspiration • Artist #40
Craig D’Andrea Craig’s knack for delicate melodies and a driving yet subtle dose of percussion is exactly why he is on this list!!! His surgical…
New Year’s Song Challenge #1
The first week of December kicks off with a special song challenge. A challenge where we set aside a week (in this case 10 days) of standard practice …
New Year’s Song Challenge #2
The first week of December kicks off with a special song challenge. A challenge where we set aside a week (in this case 10 days) of standard practice …
New Year’s Song Challenge #3
The first week of December kicks off with a special song challenge. A challenge where we set aside a week (in this case 10 days) of standard practice …
New Year’s Song Challenge #4
The first week of December kicks off with a special song challenge. A challenge where we set aside a week (in this case 10 days) of standard practice …
New Year’s Song Challenge #5
The first week of December kicks off with a special song challenge. A challenge where we set aside a week (in this case 10 days) of standard practice …
New Year’s Song Challenge #6
The first week of December kicks off with a special song challenge. A challenge where we set aside a week (in this case 10 days) of standard practice …
New Year’s Song Challenge #7
The first week of December kicks off with a special song challenge. A challenge where we set aside a week (in this case 10 days) of standard practice …
New Year’s Song Challenge #8
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WU12 Ring Finger Roll (FP)
This warmup is one of mythical proportions. This will engage your picking hand as well as your fretting hand in a test of strength, balance, and grace…
Cement Mixer ( C – Lick – FP )
The power of one hand position will be revealed today. Just by holding a basic C major open chord and combining that with some pull offs, hammer ons a…
Construction Zone ( C – Scale – FP)
The C major harmonized scale is up on tap today and this one really focuses on the lower strings and it integrates sixteenth notes as well. This scale…
Orange Safety Cone ( C – Chord Prog. – FP )
The rhythm technique used in this chord progression is one that really provides a huge punch on the one beat of the first measure of each rhythmic seq…
KC3 Major (Key of E)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
WU29 Up Stroke (FLP)
For every push there is a pull, for every red light there is a green light and for every down there is an up, and in today’s warmup you will focus o…
Trampoline Accident ( D – Lick – FLP )
Open strings are the name of the game today. In fact not only are there open strings, there are pull offs a plenty. This lick is in the key of D and i…
No Whammy No Whammy ( D – Scale – FLP )
Combinations, combinations, combinations. Today is all about combinations (if you couldn't tell). Today I present to you three different D major scale…
Bankrupt ( D – Chord Prog. – FLP )
This chord progression is one that utilizes only two strings but has big time sound. But how can that be ?!?!? Enter the magic of palm muting. By usin…
KC3 Minor (Key of E)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
WU12 Ring Finger Roll Speed Challenge (FP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 2 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designated to …
Thumpty Dumpty ( A – Lick – FP )
This lick originates from a blues bass line and is morphed into a utility lick that you can use in a blues progression in the key of A. This is a move…
Octomorphasis ( A – Scale – FP )
Taking a pretty typical pentatonic scale shape and adding octave patterns is exactly what is in store for today. This iteration of the A minor pentato…
Thumptoctotron ( A – Chord Prog. – FP )
This chord progression is really more of a series of riffs threaded together to make an awesome iteration of a 12 bar blues. Really what you will do h…
KC3 Mixed (Key of E)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
Guitar Inspiration • Artist #41
Jamie Dupuis Jamie is an absolute monster on the harp guitar. His arrangements of songs are absolutely gorgeous and lush, and he picks some songs…
Tuning Your Guitar
In this lesson you will learn the names of the strings and the basics of how to tune your guitar with a tuner.
Reading Guitar Tab
Reading guitar tab is a great skill to have in your arsenal, in this lesson I will explain what tab is, how to read it, and the two core components th…
Fretting Basics
This lesson will help you with fretting... How to do it, what the best approach is, and some common pitfalls that happen when fretting strings.
The Blues Shuffle
This lesson is dedicated to helping you gain familiarity with the basic Blues shuffle rhythm, it's execution, and the 12 bar Blues framework. I know i…
The Am, Dm, and Em Chord Shapes
This lesson will teach you the basic shapes for the Am, Dm, and Em chords.
Minor Chord Transitions
Now that you have the basic minor chord shapes of Am, Dm, and Em, this lesson will walk you through the transitions in between those chords and insure…
Rhythmic Variations
This lesson is all about adding some rhythmic dimension to your new arsenal of minor chords. The strumming patterns that you will learn here are usefu…
Minor Chord Riffs
Now that you know some basic chords, this lesson is all about making some minor riffs based on those very chords so you have even more rhythmic option…
Minor Chord Jam
This lesson gives you a backing track that will allow you to use your newly acquired riffs to jam along with a backing track. This is your experimenti…
Major Chords: C, F, and G
This lesson will teach you the basic shapes of some very common and useful major chords... the C, F, and G. These chords are beyond very useful... the…
Major Chord Transitions
This lesson will give some fun ways to transition between the chords that you just learned. Fifty percent of learning chords are the shapes... the nex…
Major Chord Rhythm Variations
This lesson will show you one of the top ten rhythm patterns, and the beautiful thing is you will apply it to the chords you just learned... and even …
Major Chord Riffs
In this lesson you will learn how to make riffs based upon major chords. This will take your understanding of major chords and what's possible with th…
Major Chord Jam
You will put your major chord riffs against a backing track here and hear them come to life. This is your area to experiment so press play, let loose,…
WU15 Connecting Pairs (FLP)
This warmup is truly a double whammy… almost a triple whammy even. This warmup will give you confidence in your alternating picking pattern, and als…
Bearded Lady ( E – Lick – FLP)
The magical lick today is one that utilizes the low three strings in combination with hammer ons as well as pull offs. Take special note while perform…
Strong Man ( E – Scale – FLP )
The scale on tap for today is one that will cover three octaves. This scale starts in what I will refer to as the "center" position. I refer to this p…
Shrunken Head ( E – Chord Prog. – FLP )
This chord progression is one that shows the beauty of using different chord shapes for the same exact chord. This progression is fairly common as it …
KC4 Major (Key of F)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
WU30 Triplet Roll (FP)
The warmup that is on schedule for today is the triplet roll warmup. You will execute this warmup in a finger style fashion and combine in with a “r…
Bum Dittly ( Em – Lick – FP )
The ever useful "dead" thumb will be exploited in todays lick. This lick is in the key of E minor and the "dead" thumb will be responsible for it's rh…
Hi-Diddlee-Ho ( Em – Scale – FP )
Nothing quite sounds like adding a drone string to a scale position, it helps a scale transform from a one dimensional single note sequence to a much …
Flanders Fiasco ( Em – Chord Prog. – FP )
This E minor chord progression will give you ample opportunity to practice and develop the "dead" thumb. The "dead" thumb means that your thumb is loc…
KC4 Minor (Key of F)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
WU15 Connecting Pairs Speed Challenge (FLP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 1 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designated to …
Blues Barnacle ( E – Lick – FLP )
This lick will put you in the mood for the blues no doubt about it. It combines the open high E string with a triplet, and then a descending run into …